2. Tea is a drink that is popular all over the world. It
is made by soaking the dried leaves or flowers of
the plant Camellia sinensis in hot water. Tea can
have other herbs, spices, or fruit flavours in it, like
lemon. All teas are made from the Camellia
sinensis plant.
Sometimes the word "tea" is used for other drinks
that have been made by soaking fruit or herbs in
hot water, like "rosehip tea" or "camomile tea".
These are called "herbal teas".
3. Green tea is made by putting freshly picked leaves into a steamer. This keeps them
green. Then they are crushed and dried in ovens. India is the biggest maker and
user of green tea.
Most black tea comes from Sri Lanka, Indonesia and eastern Africa. When black
tea leaves are brewed in boiling water, the tea made from them looks deep dark
red, so another name used for black tea, especially in China, is red tea.
4. There are two main types of tea: black tea and green
tea.
To make new black tea, workers take the leaves and
spread them out on shelves where they can dry. Next
they are rolled and broken into pieces and put into a
room where they absorb oxygen. Chemical reactions
change the taste and style of the tea. Finally the leaves
are dried with hot air until they turn brown or black.
5. Berg tea is a kind of tea that has a
flavour and smell that comes
from bergamot orange, a citrus fruit.